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4 rescued, 8 still missing in Shanxi mine flood
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August 3, 2012, Friday
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FOUR out of 12 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province have been saved, with rescuers continuing to search for the eight missing miners, the local rescue command headquarters said today.
Rescuers had pulled four miners from the mine in Hongtong County as of 5:13 pm, the headquarters said.
The miners have been sent to a nearby hospital for treatment, although they appeared to be in good condition, the headquarters said.
The coal mine, which belongs to Ji'anda Coal Mining Co., Ltd. of the Shanxi Luhe Coal-Chemical Group, flooded around 4:17 am Wednesday.
Twenty-two out of 34 people who were working underground at the time escaped from the flooded shaft, while the other 12 were trapped underground.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
Rescuers had pulled four miners from the mine in Hongtong County as of 5:13 pm, the headquarters said.
The miners have been sent to a nearby hospital for treatment, although they appeared to be in good condition, the headquarters said.
The coal mine, which belongs to Ji'anda Coal Mining Co., Ltd. of the Shanxi Luhe Coal-Chemical Group, flooded around 4:17 am Wednesday.
Twenty-two out of 34 people who were working underground at the time escaped from the flooded shaft, while the other 12 were trapped underground.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
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